THe Odyssey Part 1

The Trojan War started because of which event?

• the Greeks disliking the Trojans

• an argument between neighbors

• a woman leaving her husband

• the gods favoring the Greeks over the Trojans

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The Trojan War lasted how long?

• almost 20 years

• almost 10 years

• 5 years

• 5 months

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The land of Troy is known today as the country of

• Italy

• France

• Turkey

• England

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The event that ended the Trojan War was...

• Zeus sending a lightning bolt

• the King getting murdered

• the Trojans accepting the wooden horse into their city

• the Queen escaping and returning to Greece

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Which of the following is NOT a trait of a Greek epic hero

• honors the gods

• honors hospitality

• intelligent and clever

• superhuman strenght

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In the land of the Lotus Eaters, some of the crew ate the lotus pant which made them....

• fall in love

• forget about their homes

• want to fight each other

• sleep for a year

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The Cyclops lived where?

• huts on the beach

• tree houses

• underground tunnels

• caves

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Which of the following was NOT true of the Cyclops as a society?

• they were loners

• they feared and honored the Greek gods/ goddesses

• they were lazy

• they were not hospitable

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Which detail stopped Odysseus from killing Polyphemus once he was sleeping?

• a bolder was blocking the exit

• they had no food

• the weather was not good for them to leave

• Odyssues had promised the gods he would not murder anyone

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In which two ways was Odyssues clever in this episode?

• his "name" and the playing of music

• his "name" and the sheep exit

• the wine and the "name"

• the sheep exit and throwing the rock

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